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    Calleja (en. Lane)

    /kaˈle.xa/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A narrow passage or path between buildings.
    The alley led us to a beautiful hidden courtyard.
    La calleja nos llevó a un hermoso patio oculto.
    A small street that is generally not heavily trafficked.
    We decided to walk through the alley instead of the main avenue.
    Decidimos caminar por la calleja en lugar de la avenida principal.
    A term used to refer to alleys in some contexts.
    The explorers ventured into a dark alley.
    Los exploradores se adentraron en una calleja oscura.

    Etymology

    Derived from the term 'calle', which comes from the Latin 'callis', meaning 'path' or 'way'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    through the alley
    refers to walking through a narrow and hidden place.
    por la calleja
    in a dead-end alley
    indicates that one is trapped in a complicated situation.
    en una calleja sin salida

    Related Words

    street
    Public route where vehicles and pedestrians circulate.
    calle
    passage
    Space that allows transit between different places.
    pasaje
    path
    Path or trail next to a street.
    vereda

    Slang Meanings

    A very small or hard-to-access alley.
    That alley is so narrow that only two people can barely fit.
    Esa calleja es tan angosta que apenas caben dos personas.
    An alley as a space for clandestine meetings.
    We met in the alley to talk without anyone hearing us.
    Nos encontramos en la calleja para hablar sin que nadie nos escuchara.